Remember when James Madison star Terrence Edwards Jr., the 2024 Sun Belt Player of the Year, committed to Louisville “just to play against Kentucky” in the first season of the new rivalry led by Mark Pope and Pat Kelsey? Those were his own words, saying that’s how the whole team felt when they decided to become Cardinals.
“This big rivalry game, all of us really committed for this game. Some of us came here just to play against Kentucky, you know what I’m saying?” Edwards said ahead of last year’s matchup.